Real-Time Monitoring of High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Lesion Formation Using Acousto-Optic Sensing

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 239-252

  Lai, Puxiang ^a   McLaughlan, James R ^a   Draudt, Andrew B ^a   Murray, Todd W ^b   Cleveland, Robin O ^a   Roy, Ronald A ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b University of Colorado   (United States)

Author keywords

Acousto optic imaging; Active and passive cavitation detection; Guidance; High intensity focused ultrasound; Lesion formation; Lesion volume; Monitoring; Photorefractive crystal

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTO-OPTIC IMAGING; GUIDANCE; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; LESION FORMATION; LESION VOLUME; PASSIVE CAVITATION DETECTION; PHOTO-REFRACTIVE;

ACOUSTIC WAVE REFRACTION; CAVITATION; PHOTOREACTIVITY; PHOTOREFRACTIVE CRYSTALS; PUMPS; SENSORS; TUMORS; ULTRASONICS;

ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EX VIVO STUDY; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL BIOSENSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SIGNAL DETECTION; THERMAL INJURY; TISSUE NECROSIS; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; HIGH-INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND ABLATION; MEAT; OPTICAL DEVICES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 78751617768     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2010.11.004     Document Type: Article

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